serenity prayer verse
2007-01-09 03:18:44 · 12 answers · asked by stevenmit2003 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"The Serenity Prayer was reputedly written by Boethius, a stoic philosopher, just before his execution in the year 525 or 526. Common fable has it that this prayer was written by Reinhold Niebuhr on July 1, 1943 for the Union Church of Heath, Massachusetts. Niebuhr is reported to have stated that, as far as he knew, it originated in the eighteenth century or even many centuries earlier. [1]
God give me the detachment to accept those things I cannot alter,
the courage to alter those things I can alter;
and the wisdom to distinguish the one thing from the other.
is the version is attributed to Friedrich Christoph Oetinger (1702-1782).
The prayer is reported to have been used within Alcoholics Anonymous early in 1942. [2] It is used in Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and other Twelve-step programs.
Most people are familiar with this version made popular by Alcoholics Anonymous:
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
This version is said to be Dr. Eberhard Zink's favorite. It is found in a letter supposedly written by his wife: [3]
God give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed,
courage to change the things which should/must be changed,
and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
Here is a version of the prayer that was extended anonymously:
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can; and
the wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardship as the pathway to peace.
Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it.
Trusting that He will make all things right, if I surrender to His will.
That I may be reasonably happy in this life,
and supremely happy with Him forever in the next. "
2007-01-09 03:26:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Serenity Prayer In The Bible
2016-10-02 21:49:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The serenity prayer isn't in the Bible it was created by someone but it is a nice prayer.
2007-01-09 03:29:29 · answer #3 · answered by lifeprayercast 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
--Reinhold Niebuhr
it isnt really in the bible but is split among thousands of other verses put together buy the guy who wrote it
2007-01-09 03:24:20 · answer #4 · answered by follower_of_the_spirit 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God Give Me The Serenity
2016-12-15 06:46:16 · answer #5 · answered by quartermon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not .It's usually associated with Alcoholics Anon.
It's a good prayer though.
2007-01-09 03:23:14 · answer #6 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not.It's a part of the Alcoholics Anonymous' prayer,although I don't know it's origin.
2007-01-09 03:23:52 · answer #7 · answered by punkin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not in the Bible. It is a secular prayer for persons in a 12 step program. The verses in it do not inspire any devotion, they reinforce the recovery.
2007-01-09 03:24:06 · answer #8 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not in the Bible.
2007-01-09 03:21:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is in the Alcoholic Anonymous Big Book.
2007-01-09 03:22:54 · answer #10 · answered by Wood Smoke ~ Free2Bme! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋